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Tests of General Relativity with Black Hole Shadows

Date and Time: Wednesday, October 21, 2020, 03:30pm - 04:30pm
Location: https://rutgers.zoom.us/j/97747524523?pwd=ei9yOGh1WWg4VVJWcDVDVTdJVjNKdz09
 

Speaker: Dimitrios Psaltis, University of Arizona

Abstract:  The imaging of black-hole shadows with the Event Horizon Telescope has opened a new window into the strong-field spacetimes of these extreme astrophysical objects. I will first discuss the technological and theoretical advances that led to the first image of the black hole in the M87 galaxy. I will describe how this observation allows us to perform new tests of General Relativity. I will explore the connection of the new results to tests of gravity with other astrophysical and cosmological probes. I will conclude with a prognosis on what ground-based observations of shadows can tell us about black-hole metrics and the underlying theory of gravity.

Host: Alyson Brooks

Extra Info: Meeting ID: 977 4752 4523 Password: 817908